Boys' name · since 1983
Nichoals
Nichoals has 74 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nichoals is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 1983.
Nichoals has 74 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2004.
- #19,473 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nichoals ranks #19,473 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nichoals's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Nichoals's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nichoals's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nichoals popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2004
- Peak year (1995)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nichoals by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (38 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Nichoals's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nichoals births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 38 births (51% of all-time use).
Nichoals by state
Where Nichoals concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 16 | 21.6% |
16 of 74 births nationwide.
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- Nichoals's decade-level peak was the 1990s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Nichoalss (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nichoals: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nichoals draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.